<p>The photo was&nbsp;taken by local sports photographer <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3526282/The-ultimate-pushy-parents-Children-aged-three-five-DRAGGED-finish-line-Austrian-mums-dads-desperate-win-kids-race.html">Manfred Binder </a>who was covering the Junior Marathon in the Austrian city of Linz.</p>

<p>The race is only 40 meters long and is&nbsp;for children between the ages of three and four. The idea is to encourage&nbsp;<em>&quot;fun with sport and enjoyment from movement&quot;</em> and some parents chose to ignore the race blurb <em>&quot;<span class="s1">taking part is everything&quot;.</span></em></p>

<p>Parents are allowed to run and encourage their kids, but as the picture shows many gave them&nbsp;more than just a hand.&nbsp;</p>

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